tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post5034195101891791263..comments2015-03-02T10:24:35.845-05:00Comments on just up the pike: convert car lanes to bus lanes, say MoCo plannersdan reed!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-7446649126325691422012-11-10T11:41:51.705-05:002012-11-10T11:41:51.705-05:00Dan, There&#39;s simply no way to remove three lan...Dan, There&#39;s simply no way to remove three lanes on that stretch of Georgia Avenue without connecting 16th Street and the Beltway directly. Not going to happen because the connector would have to pass through a historic district. Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930563727941355838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-31430350023426367962012-11-10T10:06:55.620-05:002012-11-10T10:06:55.620-05:00Woody,
Why do making Montgomery Hills more walkab...Woody,<br /><br />Why do making Montgomery Hills more walkable and providing more transit options have to be in conflict with each other? The way I see it, those two things go together.<br /><br />Besides, Georgia Avenue is 7 lanes wide in Montgomery Hills. If desired, you could take two lanes out for BRT AND a third lane for a median.<br /><br />Like I said, BRT provides another layer of transit between the existing local bus network and Metro, which has a more regional focus. Again, there isn&#39;t a conflict here. They can all complement each other.dan reed!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-6900668538210781222012-11-09T16:27:13.853-05:002012-11-09T16:27:13.853-05:00Woody brosnan wrote,
What you may not realize is ...Woody brosnan wrote,<br /><br />What you may not realize is that the people who live in the Montgomery Hills area would also like a walkable, livable area. The master plan has always called for a median down Georgia Avenue between Dale and the Beltway to provide a safe haven for walkers. A dedicated bus lane might eliminate the opportunity for a median. Look, I support BRT where it makes sense. But let&#39;s not gold-plate the plan to the point where it becomes unaffordable. It makes no sense for a BRT to go speeding past two metro stations.Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17794005388511338747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-84734056188198629542012-11-09T13:16:16.068-05:002012-11-09T13:16:16.068-05:00BRT along Georgia Avenue (or likewise, along Rockv...BRT along Georgia Avenue (or likewise, along Rockville Pike) isn&#39;t meant to compete with Metro, but rather be a &quot;middle ground&quot; between Metro (which has stops every 1-2 miles) and local Metrobus routes (which sometimes stop every block). County planners looked at where stops might go in their report and, on Georgia Avenue, suggested stops about every 1/3-1/2 mile.dan reed!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-68509226273801392252012-11-09T12:17:13.925-05:002012-11-09T12:17:13.925-05:00woody brosnan wrote:
I remain puzzled why planner...woody brosnan wrote:<br /><br />I remain puzzled why planners keep sticking in a Georgia Avenue route into Silver Spring when Councilmember Elrich only envisioned a system that stopped at Glenmont or Wheaton. The purpose of this is to get people out of the cars and into metro, not set up a competing system to metro. If you eliminate the Wheaton to Silver Spring portion you don&#39;t have to deal with the enormous problem of routing buses underneath the Beltway between Forest Glen and 16th street. Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17794005388511338747noreply@blogger.com